The Founding of an Agricultural Innovator In 1901, brothers Charles Butler and Newton Butler established the Butler Manufacturing Company in Kansas City. What began as a modest operation would grow into one of the most influential manufacturing companies in American agricultural history. The Butler brothers combined ingenuity with practical farming needs, initially focusing their efforts on improving essential farm equipment. …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 3, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- April 3, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,766 head compared to 9,583 last week and 8,340 last …
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides opportunities for research projects which might not have been pursued otherwise. We sat down with Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo with the University of Florida to learn about his research into sileage. Dr. DiLorenzo said, “To be honest, without that, I don’t think I would have been able to get started. We probably would not even …
Eggs are taking center stage this weekend across the country and especially earlier this week as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made a trip to North Carolina to a layer operation who donated the eggs for the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll. Secretary Rollins said, “We were all together in North Carolina on Monday loading the 30,000 eggs …
Ag Statistics Service of USDA has released the estimated planted acres this year for all the major crops. They always announce it on March 31st to give us an indication of what’s going to happen on the farm this year. Checking on peanuts. Growers intend to plant 1.67 million acres of peanuts this year. That is down 14 percent across the country compared with last year. Acreage …
The USDA Has released the latest Cattle on Feed Report and USDA Livestock Analyst Michael McConnell provides insights into beef supplies as we get closer to grilling season. McConnell said, “Overall our feedlot inventories remain about on par with where they were a year ago. Placements were actually up year over year during February, which that’s the first time that’s happened since …
Markets closed, of course, on this Good Friday, giving us an opportunity to continue a long-time tradition as we share with you the Jelly Bean Prayer. Lots of jelly beans this weekend, maybe a little different meaning after the prayer. Red is for the blood he gave, green for the grass he made, yellow for his sun so bright, orange for the edge …
In the early 20th century, as the American West solidified its identity as the backbone of livestock production, a bold vision emerged—one that would unite ranchers, breeders, and agricultural leaders under one roof. That vision became the National Western Stock Show, now recognized as one of the most prestigious and enduring agricultural events in the world. The Visionaries Behind the …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the Cotton Prospective Plantings Report for the month of March. The following data and report is provided by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. “Growers intend to plant 9.64 million acres of all cotton across the United States, which is up 4 percent from the previous year. Cotton producers in Georgia expect to plant …
During March we had the National Agriculture Day and what was encouraged is that we start using the label product of USA. According to Secretary Rollins of the Agriculture Department, she said our great patriot ranchers and producers grow, raise, and harvest the world’s safest, most affordable, and abundant food supply. American consumers want to support America by buying American and this label will …
